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Chagall in mosaic
At MAR, a journey into Chagall鈥檚 universe through sketches, designs and mosaics
The extraordinary exhibition Chagall in mosaic. From design to work opens the 9th Biennial of Contemporary Mosaic and recounts for the first time the deep connection between one of the most beloved masters of the 20th century and the ancient art of mosaic.
Starting with the iconic Le Coq bleu, a masterpiece from the MAR鈥檚 permanent collection, the exhibition traces Chagall鈥檚 extraordinary adventure in the world of mosaics, which began in Ravenna in the 1950s. Fascinated by Byzantine mosaics during a trip, Chagall began a collaboration with Ravenna mosaicists that led him to experiment with this technique in a personal, poetic and visionary way.
This was followed by numerous interventions in architectural and public art contexts, the genesis of which is reconstructed in the exhibition through mosaic trials, drawings, pastels, watercolours, tempera, gouache, collages and lithographs, testifying to the creative process that accompanied the realisation of each project. Exceptionally, the large mosaic Le Grand Soleil, originally given by Chagall to his wife Valentina as a gift for their home 鈥淟a Colline鈥� in Saint Paul de Vance, will also be on display. It was subsequently removed and has not been visible for decades.
The public will be able to discover a little-known but fundamental aspect of Chagall鈥檚 poetics: the encounter between colour, light and matter, in dialogue with the architectural space and the excellence of Ravenna鈥檚 mosaic tradition.
An entire section will be dedicated to the Ravenna mosaicists who actively collaborated with Chagall in the creation of many of his monumental works, from Nice to Chicago, from Jerusalem to Martigny: Lino and Heidi Melano, Romolo Papa and Antonio Rocchi.
The exhibition has been made possible thanks to contributions from:
Regione Emilia 鈥� Romagna, Marcegalia, Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna
The exhibition also represents a historic moment for Ravenna: for the first time, the original sketch sent by Chagall for the creation of Le Coq bleu will be on display.
A unique opportunity to be surprised by Chagall鈥檚 visionary power and the timeless beauty of mosaics.
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At MAR, a journey into Chagall鈥檚 universe through sketches, designs and mosaics
The extraordinary exhibition Chagall in mosaic. From design to work opens the 9th Biennial of Contemporary Mosaic and recounts for the first time the deep connection between one of the most beloved masters of the 20th century and the ancient art of mosaic.
Starting with the iconic Le Coq bleu, a masterpiece from the MAR鈥檚 permanent collection, the exhibition traces Chagall鈥檚 extraordinary adventure in the world of mosaics, which began in Ravenna in the 1950s. Fascinated by Byzantine mosaics during a trip, Chagall began a collaboration with Ravenna mosaicists that led him to experiment with this technique in a personal, poetic and visionary way.
This was followed by numerous interventions in architectural and public art contexts, the genesis of which is reconstructed in the exhibition through mosaic trials, drawings, pastels, watercolours, tempera, gouache, collages and lithographs, testifying to the creative process that accompanied the realisation of each project. Exceptionally, the large mosaic Le Grand Soleil, originally given by Chagall to his wife Valentina as a gift for their home 鈥淟a Colline鈥� in Saint Paul de Vance, will also be on display. It was subsequently removed and has not been visible for decades.
The public will be able to discover a little-known but fundamental aspect of Chagall鈥檚 poetics: the encounter between colour, light and matter, in dialogue with the architectural space and the excellence of Ravenna鈥檚 mosaic tradition.
An entire section will be dedicated to the Ravenna mosaicists who actively collaborated with Chagall in the creation of many of his monumental works, from Nice to Chicago, from Jerusalem to Martigny: Lino and Heidi Melano, Romolo Papa and Antonio Rocchi.
The exhibition has been made possible thanks to contributions from:
Regione Emilia 鈥� Romagna, Marcegalia, Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna
The exhibition also represents a historic moment for Ravenna: for the first time, the original sketch sent by Chagall for the creation of Le Coq bleu will be on display.
A unique opportunity to be surprised by Chagall鈥檚 visionary power and the timeless beauty of mosaics.
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